| Randallstown, Maryland | |
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| — CDP — | |
| Location of Randallstown, Maryland | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Baltimore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.3 sq mi (26.7 km2) |
| • Land | 10.3 sq mi (26.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 30,870 |
| • Density | 2,996.1/sq mi (1,156.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21133 |
| Area code(s) | 410 |
| FIPS code | 24-64950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0591095 |
Randallstown is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is named after Christopher and Thomas Randall, two 18th-century tavern-keepers. At that time, Randallstown was a tollgate crossroads on the Liberty Turnpike, a major east-west thoroughfare. Today it is a suburb of Baltimore, with a population of 30,870 (2000 census). In the 1990s, Randallstown transitioned to a majority African American community, and is currently notable for its broad ethnic diversity.
Choate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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Randallstown is located at (39.375272, -76.796621)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.3 square miles (27 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 30,870 people, 11,379 households, and 8,147 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,996.1 people per square mile (1,157.2/km²). There were 11,900 housing units at an average density of 1,155.0 per square mile (446.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 23.18% White, 72.11% African American, 0.20% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 11,379 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,686, and the median income for a family was $59,789. Males had a median income of $39,455 versus $36,020 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,059. About 5.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Some major roads in Randallstown are:
While Randallstown was at one time the planned terminus for the Baltimore Metro Subway,[4] the line was ultimately built to nearby Owings Mills. Though no stops on the line are actually in Randallstown, the three stops in Baltimore Country are all within a close drive of the Randallstown area.
Bus service in Randallstown is available on the Maryland Transit Administration's bus routes 54 and 77.